Lying Google advertising, or Google uses Adblock in its ads (opens in new tab)

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15 pointsmbennett12y ago9 comments

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Do you see any ads if you search for oldest sweet shop near mochi gate lahore? I don't.

I also don't get any if I search for nipplegate, for example.

You see, those ads depend on the used search terms. If no one bids on those words, you won't see any ads.

Sadly the Wikipedia entry is now pushed down to page two for me. I have a bunch of HATEFUL USELESS NEWS ARTICLES filling my first page.

I know how to search for news. I include [news] in the search terms, or I clicky the news button.

I wish there was an easy way to set Google searches to search for things older than one month by default.

thezilch12y ago

Here's how Google displays "pizza" to me: http://imgur.com/9nUfmEi

* Ads are clearly marked. * Google, please don't take away the near-me recommendations. * Google, please don't take away the map. * Google, the wikipedia-like excerpt is helpful; please don't stop doing that. If I wanted to wikipedia the article, I would have asked wikipedia (or "!w pizza" with my browser shortcut).

tn1312y ago

I dont think Google is lying in this particular case. There are no ads what so ever for that search when I tried it out.

timmaah12y ago

If we really want to get on the conspiracy train. Perhaps Goggle turned off ads for that specific search phrase.

DanBC12y ago

I'm gently surprised that no-one has bid for them yet.

avani12y ago

How would they fairly choose what ads to place?

interpol_p12y ago

They could show the natural ones for the result of that search in India. (Perhaps that particular search results in no ads anyway? Who knows.)

jlgreco12y ago

I don't see any adds for that search result, though the results are now tainted by news articles about that ad and that particular search.

Just to derail the conspiracy train, when I try other searches of the same type, such as "oldest bar in philadephia", I get no ads as well. I would not expect ads for a search that unique.

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ahoge12y ago

Do you see any ads if you search for oldest sweet shop near mochi gate lahore? I don't.

I also don't get any if I search for nipplegate, for example.

You see, those ads depend on the used search terms. If no one bids on those words, you won't see any ads.

DanBC12y ago

Sadly the Wikipedia entry is now pushed down to page two for me. I have a bunch of HATEFUL USELESS NEWS ARTICLES filling my first page.

I know how to search for news. I include [news] in the search terms, or I clicky the news button.

I wish there was an easy way to set Google searches to search for things older than one month by default.

thezilch12y ago

Here's how Google displays "pizza" to me: http://imgur.com/9nUfmEi

tn1312y ago

I dont think Google is lying in this particular case. There are no ads what so ever for that search when I tried it out.

timmaah12y ago

If we really want to get on the conspiracy train. Perhaps Goggle turned off ads for that specific search phrase.

DanBC12y ago

I'm gently surprised that no-one has bid for them yet.

avani12y ago

How would they fairly choose what ads to place?

interpol_p12y ago

They could show the natural ones for the result of that search in India. (Perhaps that particular search results in no ads anyway? Who knows.)

jlgreco12y ago

I don't see any adds for that search result, though the results are now tainted by news articles about that ad and that particular search.

Just to derail the conspiracy train, when I try other searches of the same type, such as "oldest bar in philadephia", I get no ads as well. I would not expect ads for a search that unique.

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